Yes I did search. Cant get a definate answer. I rebuilt my power steering pump about a month ago becaus it was leaking and killed my alternator. Replaced alt and rebuilt pump with gasket set from toyota. After putting it all back together and bleeding the heck out of the system I finally had great power steering back. It worked just fine on the ride home No problems.I took the car to the shop to get some body work on it and Then I notice I dont have Power steering anymore. Very hard to turn. So I went to check the resovouir and the fluid was still full and I notice that if you take the PS fluid cap off the fluid comes bubbling out if the car is on! But now mine doesnt? I take of the cap and there is no bubbling or anything like there is no pressure in there? WTF! Any suggestions? Is there a fuse of some sort that controls the Power steering? If so any suggestions? Where to get a good rebuilt pump at? Thanks!

 

Do you have a set of the repair manuals? There should be a troubleshootins section in there....doesnt sound good though. I'm not sure where overseas you can get a good rebuilt part.

 

i'm having a problem with my power steering now too. Mine is SC300 though, and its after a day of drifting in the snow the other day during the snowstorm. My fluid was low so thats what i hoped it was, but i just filled it today and still driving like i have no power steering. I'd work on it, but its too damn cold out here in NY. Let me know if you find a fix with yours..


Ko

 

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Heyall,

Any resolution on this one? I have searched my assets off. (hence found this year old post)

I rebuilt the PS pump to fix the infamous leak. It functioned perfectly before the rebuild. (100k miles) Internals all looked good. Bleeding and flushing was done with the front wheels still in the air, so I really don't know if the power steering was working immediately or not.

My baby sat for ~6 weeks while I continued thrashing the winter beater. During that time the battery died. Now with a charged battery and wheels on the ground, there seems to be NO power assist!

I very meticulously reassembled the pump and am 95% confident all is assembled correctly. (though that 5% kicks my *** every time)


Thanks!
-Chad

 

How much was the rebuilt kit. I don't have hard steering but leaks a lot might just be the high pressure hose.